Life Cycle
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Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 8
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Exhibits the black gut phenomenon. In nocturnal predators, it appears to serve to conceal bioluminiscent prey in the stomach cavity (Ref. 46685).
Biology
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The three known specimens taken from about 15 m (Ref. 9710).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
